Lai Ching-te takes office as the new president of Taiwan | AP News
WEBMay 20, 2024 · Lai Ching-te was sworn in as Taiwan’s new president Monday, beginning a term in which he is expected to continue the self-governing island’s policy of de facto independence from China while seeking to bolster its defenses against Beijing. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) Read More. 6 of 19 |.
Lai’s address draws mixed reactions - Taipei Times
WEB2 days ago · President William Lai’s (賴清德) “motherland” remarks at the Double Ten National Day gala on Saturday received mixed reaction, drawing applause from Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers and criticism from Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers. Lai in his address at the gala said that the Republic of …
William Lai: Taiwan just chose a president China loathes. What now? - BBC
WEBJan 13, 2024 · How William Lai manages Beijing, and how Beijing reacts to him, will determine his presidency.
Taiwan election: Vice President Lai wins vote, defying China - NBC News
WEBJan 13, 2024 · TAIPEI, Taiwan — Voters in Taiwan elected Vice President Lai Ching-te as their next president on Saturday, defying warnings from Beijing not to support a candidate it has called a separatist and...
Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island away …
WEBJan 13, 2024 · TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president-elect, has vowed to safeguard the island’s de-facto independence from China and further align it with other democracies. Lai, 64, emerged victorious in the election Saturday on the island of 23 million people that China claims as its own.
Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election ... - BBC
WEBJan 13, 2024 · Taiwanese voters have chosen pro-sovereignty candidate William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China.
As it happened: William Lai sworn in as Taiwan's new president
WEBMay 19, 2024 · William Lai, a 64-year-old doctor turned politician, has been sworn in as Taiwan’s president, following his win in January’s election. In his inauguration speech, he called China's military...
William Lai, who China sees as 'troublemaker', wins Taiwan …
WEBJan 30, 2024 · The DPP's William Lai is set to be Taiwan's next president, after his closest rival, the opposition Kuomintang, conceded defeat. Lai has been labelled a troublemaker by China, who warned people...
Lai Ching-te: Taiwan’s new president calls on China to stop its ... - CNN
WEBMay 19, 2024 · Lai, 64, a former doctor and vice president, was inaugurated alongside new Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim, who recently served as Taiwan’s top envoy to the United States. Both leaders and their...
Taiwan: William Lai elected president in historic election | BBC News ...
WEBThe Democratic Progressive Party’s William Lai has been chosen as Taiwan's new president after his closest rival, the opposition Kuomintang, conceded defeat.